THEME EXPLORATION

human resistance against machines

43 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · James Cameron
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
Anthem: Conviction
Anthem: Conviction
2019 · Neill Blomkamp
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Apollo 13
Apollo 13
1995 · Ron Howard
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Colony
Colony
2026 · Yeon Sang-ho
Fireworks Sketch
Fireworks Sketch
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Paisà
Paisà
1946 · Roberto Rossellini
Mr. Monster
Mr. Monster
2026 · Simon Hung
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
1944 · Fred Zinnemann
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
The Way Back
The Way Back
2010 · Peter Weir
The Shallows
The Shallows
2016 · Jaume Collet-Serra
Brutal Heat
Brutal Heat
2023 · Albert Hospodářský
Genesis
Genesis
1986 · Mrinal Sen
Santa Sangre
Santa Sangre
1989 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel
Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel
1962 · Nagisa Oshima
Society of the Snow
Society of the Snow
2023 · J. A. Bayona
The Aeronauts
The Aeronauts
2019 · Tom Harper
Dongji Rescue
Dongji Rescue
2025 · Guan Hu
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985 · Héctor Babenco
In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father
1971 · Marco Bellocchio
The Battleship Island
The Battleship Island
2017 · Ryoo Seung-wan
The Deep
The Deep
2012 · Baltasar Kormákur
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Cameron Crowe Canada

His Terminator and Aliens franchises directly explore humanity's struggle for survival against advanced technology and artificial intelligence.

 Terry Gilliam United Kingdom

Films like Brazil and 12 Monkeys critique dystopian systems where individuals resist oppressive bureaucratic and mechanical control.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films examine the visceral conflict between human flesh and invasive technology, exploring bodily autonomy against mechanical intrusion.